"Why do you dark skin people have such hair, is it to protect you from the harsh sun, since you don't have winter like we(Norwegians) do?"

Originally Posted by Calber

Part of that is true the darker you are the more protection you have from the sun and denser hair protects you from getting burned on your scalp. That's why as you go towards the equator ppl tend to be darker and have denser hair. But the way they asked was stupid